Posted on January 30, 2023
A lot of headwinds predicted to come this year. But don’t worry. Take courage. If you have worked and lived long enough, then you would’ve already started this year from experience and not from scratch. Like me during these past 24 months, I’m sure you’ve been through a lot and through all kinds of work situations and challenging people (e.g. bad leaders, backstabbers, crybabies and troublemakers, people who find all sorts of drama in life, and people who treat you like a deadbeat because they think you don’t have money 🙂, etc.). These nutcases wreaked a lot of havoc in the workplace (and in our personal lives) but we are still here somehow. So keep moving forward. Plan ahead as always and adjust along the way.
Read MorePosted on May 27, 2020
Big City Night. The beautiful city of Singapore at the Blue Hour (circa 2013)
“I know all we’re doing is travelling without moving…Can’t stop, no…Speed freak, faster than a speedin’ bullet…Slow down…If I don’t I just might lose it…”– Jamiroquai
This post title is actually a song (and an album title) written by a band called Jamiroquai. The lead singer of that band created the album at a time when his love for sports cars eventually reached its peak. I am not much different actually. Like everyone these days, I have reached a peak (or a wall) in my travelling; at least temporarily I hope. Seems like (or certain) there will be no travelling for the rest of the year for me and for many people. I am turning 50 this year and I actually planned a commemorative birthday trip with my family to somewhere really spectacular. I cancelled that one a few weeks ago. After we slowly go back to the office next week, the rest of the year will be spent aggressively chasing those potential clients and making up for business losses made over the last 2 months. The great Jack Ma suggested that we can forget all other personal plans for 2020 and just focus on staying healthy and alive. He said if we are able to do that, then we should have profited already. I think that’s good advice. Indeed, the title of this post (and the song) reminded me that we are constantly moving and never really taking the time to think what’s more important and where we are all headed. As bad as the current situation may seem, now all of us have the time to reflect and do just that. 🙂 Read More
Posted on April 25, 2020
Classic view of Taipei City taken from the Fireworks Lookout of Elephant Mountain.
Hi there. Like everyone these days, I take the time to rekindle the flames of inspiration and remember why we love doing the things that we do. If you’re like me who loves to move around and take photos, then you are stuck at the moment. One of my favorite photographers (Joe McNally) suggested that now is a time to go back to and go through our collection of photobooks and images. Like him, I have been collecting photobooks and magazines all my life and I still have hundreds of images in piles of cards that I still need to process. That might take quite a long while, but I can still post images here that I have already posted elsewhere. 🙂 So we take the time to “squeeze” activities like these in the middle of our work schedule. There’s no point in being too “productive” at work these days as we are all working under a different situation and circumstance. We all need to stay sane right? 🙂 So like most of you, I am trying to catch up with my writing (aside from picking up a few more skills). Besides, I haven’t posted in this blog for quite some time now. So here we go. Read More
Posted on August 25, 2017
Marina Bay Sands with Arts Science Museum at the Blue Hour.
A month ago, I was given the ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD by my fellow blogger Audrey. Audrey pens Living for Experiences, a blog about her wonderful insights on life and useful tips on travel. Do check her wonderful blog. This is my second award from her, with the first award causing me to earn a few followers. It is encouraging to know that people are actually reading some of my thoughts and writings. Read More
Posted on February 15, 2017
The Venetian, Macau (circa 2017)
Two weeks ago, I was given the Liebster Award for bloggers by Audrey, author of the blog Living for Experiences. I thank Audrey for this nomination as I did not expect people to be reading a lot of my writings and musings. It is an honor to receive such a nomination. Check out Audrey’s blog here and be inspired by her amazing insights on life and her useful tips on travel. Read More